Nicholas Tavelic (Croatian: Nikola Tavelić) was a Croatian Franciscanfriar and missionary who died a martyr's death in Jerusalem on November 14, 1391. He was beatified as part of Nicholas Tavelic, O.F.M. and companions, which included friars from Italy and France. All four members of his group have been declared saints by the Catholic Church, making Tavelic the first Croatian saint.
Ruins of church and Franciscan monastery in Bribir, where Tavelic became a monk.
Most sources mention Šibenik as Tavelic's birthplace, but another possible location is Velim near Stankovci. In 1365, Tavelic became a friar in Bribir, the seat of the Šubić, a powerful Croatian noble family.[1]
Tavelic was among 60 friars from various Franciscan provinces who answered an appeal by the Bosnianguardian, motivated by a papal bull, Prae cunctis, issued in 1291 by Pope Nicholas IV, himself a Friar Minor, to work as missionaries in Bosnia, combating the perceived heresies of the Bosnian Church. Tavelic spread Catholicism around Bosnia for 12 years. In his report to the pope, the Bosnian guardian later said that the missionaries converted around 50,000 members of that Church.
In 1384, Tavelic went to serve in the Custody of the Holy Land where he met the friars Deodatus Aribert of Rodez, Peter of Narbonne [de] and Stephen of Cuneo. The four lived at the Monastery of Mount Zion, the ancient friary maintained by the Friars Minor in the city, where they spent several years learning Arabic and serving at the holy sites connected to Jesus' life, which had been entrusted to the care of the Order of Friars Minor and which still drew pilgrims from Christian Europe.
After having seen few, if any, conversions from the Muslim populace of the city resulting from their quiet pastoral work at the holy sites of Christianity, Tavelic and his colleagues decided to take the option given to them in the Rule of Life of their founder, Francis of Assisi, and to preach openly the Christian faith to the Muslim populace. They went to the regular gathering before the Qadi of Jerusalem and began to preach. Following their arrest for this, they refused the option to convert to Islam and were imprisoned. After again refusing to convert several days later, the group were all sentenced to death. These missionaries were executed near the Jaffa Gate on November 14, 1391, and their remains completely burned.[2]
Veneration
The courtyard of the former Mount Zion Monastery of the Franciscan friars in Jerusalem, where St. Nikola lived.
Friar Gerard Chalvet, O.F.M., was the guardian of the Jerusalem friary and saw their executions. Together with Friar Martin of Šibenik, he sent a detailed report to Europe: the pope, Leipzig, Šibenik and elsewhere. Tavelic and his companions were soon celebrated as martyrs by Franciscans all over Europe, especially in Šibenik.
Five centuries later, in 1880, Antun Josip Fosco, the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Šibenik, started the procedure for the Holy See for the formal beatification of Tavelic. By a special decree, Pope Leo XIII recognized his ancient cultus for the Šibenik Diocese in 1889 and for the entire Franciscan Order in 1898. Two years later, the same thing was done for the Holy Land.
The cult of the friars, especially that of Tavelic, grew between the World Wars. The cultus of the other three martyrs was recognized by Pope Paul VI in 1966, with a separate feast day of 17 November. The four friars were canonized together by Pope Paul VI in front of 20,000 Croats in Vatican City, on June 21, 1970, with their conjoined feast day being 14 November.[2]
Churches
Side-altar dedicated to Saint Nicholas Tavelic in the Franciscan Church of Šibenik, Croatia.
^Srednjovjekovni franjevački samostan i crkva u Bribiru
^ ab"Saints Nicholas Tavelic, Stephen of Cuneo, Deodato Aribert from Ruticinio and Peter of Narbonne, November 14". The Black Cordelias. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
^. Cronet. Archived from the original on 2001-04-26.
D. Mandić: Documenta martyrii beati Tavelic, Roma 1958.
A. Crnica, Historico-iuridica dilucidatio vitae, martyrii et gloriae beati N. Tavelic, Roma 1958,
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Nicholas Tavelic Croatian Nikola Tavelic was a Croatian Franciscan friar and missionary who died a martyr s death in Jerusalem on November 14 1391 He was beatified as part of Nicholas Tavelic O F M and companions which included friars from Italy and France All four members of his group have been declared saints by the Catholic Church making Tavelic the first Croatian saint SaintNicholas TavelicO F MPortrait of Tavelic from ca 1500Religious Priest and MartyrBornc 1340probably Sibenik Kingdom of Croatia and DalmatiaDiedNovember 14 1391Jerusalem Mamluk SultanateVenerated inCatholic ChurchBeatified1889 Saint Peter s Basilica Papal State by Pope Leo XIIICanonizedJune 21 1970 Saint Peter s Basilica Vatican City by Pope Paul VIFeastNovember 14 Contents 1 Life 2 Veneration 3 Churches 4 ReferencesLife Edit Ruins of church and Franciscan monastery in Bribir where Tavelic became a monk Most sources mention Sibenik as Tavelic s birthplace but another possible location is Velim near Stankovci In 1365 Tavelic became a friar in Bribir the seat of the Subic a powerful Croatian noble family 1 Tavelic was among 60 friars from various Franciscan provinces who answered an appeal by the Bosnian guardian motivated by a papal bull Prae cunctis issued in 1291 by Pope Nicholas IV himself a Friar Minor to work as missionaries in Bosnia combating the perceived heresies of the Bosnian Church Tavelic spread Catholicism around Bosnia for 12 years In his report to the pope the Bosnian guardian later said that the missionaries converted around 50 000 members of that Church In 1384 Tavelic went to serve in the Custody of the Holy Land where he met the friars Deodatus Aribert of Rodez Peter of Narbonne de and Stephen of Cuneo The four lived at the Monastery of Mount Zion the ancient friary maintained by the Friars Minor in the city where they spent several years learning Arabic and serving at the holy sites connected to Jesus life which had been entrusted to the care of the Order of Friars Minor and which still drew pilgrims from Christian Europe After having seen few if any conversions from the Muslim populace of the city resulting from their quiet pastoral work at the holy sites of Christianity Tavelic and his colleagues decided to take the option given to them in the Rule of Life of their founder Francis of Assisi and to preach openly the Christian faith to the Muslim populace They went to the regular gathering before the Qadi of Jerusalem and began to preach Following their arrest for this they refused the option to convert to Islam and were imprisoned After again refusing to convert several days later the group were all sentenced to death These missionaries were executed near the Jaffa Gate on November 14 1391 and their remains completely burned 2 Veneration Edit The courtyard of the former Mount Zion Monastery of the Franciscan friars in Jerusalem where St Nikola lived Friar Gerard Chalvet O F M was the guardian of the Jerusalem friary and saw their executions Together with Friar Martin of Sibenik he sent a detailed report to Europe the pope Leipzig Sibenik and elsewhere Tavelic and his companions were soon celebrated as martyrs by Franciscans all over Europe especially in Sibenik Five centuries later in 1880 Antun Josip Fosco the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sibenik started the procedure for the Holy See for the formal beatification of Tavelic By a special decree Pope Leo XIII recognized his ancient cultus for the Sibenik Diocese in 1889 and for the entire Franciscan Order in 1898 Two years later the same thing was done for the Holy Land The cult of the friars especially that of Tavelic grew between the World Wars The cultus of the other three martyrs was recognized by Pope Paul VI in 1966 with a separate feast day of 17 November The four friars were canonized together by Pope Paul VI in front of 20 000 Croats in Vatican City on June 21 1970 with their conjoined feast day being 14 November 2 Churches Edit Side altar dedicated to Saint Nicholas Tavelic in the Franciscan Church of Sibenik Croatia Most churches dedicated to Tavelic are located in Croatia Some of them are in Banjevci Cerovac Lisani Perkovic Split Vinjani Zagreb Rijeka and Zupanja Churches abroad can be found in Hurlingham Buenos Aires in Argentina Montreal and Winnipeg in Canada Melbourne 3 and Sydney in Australia and Tomislavgrad in Bosnia HerzegovinaReferences Edit Srednjovjekovni franjevacki samostan i crkva u Bribiru a b Saints Nicholas Tavelic Stephen of Cuneo Deodato Aribert from Ruticinio and Peter of Narbonne November 14 The Black Cordelias Retrieved 13 September 2015 Background Cronet Archived from the original on 2001 04 26 D Mandic Documenta martyrii beati Tavelic Roma 1958 A Crnica Historico iuridica dilucidatio vitae martyrii et gloriae beati N Tavelic Roma 1958 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nicholas Tavelic amp oldid 1091601416, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
